Grattan / New Greens leader wants to send a message to those with ‘mainstream...
Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra THE Greens mostly like to keep their party ‘internals’ internal. The leadership transition from Christine Milne to Victorian senator Richard Di Natale was...
View ArticleVideo / Tom Woodward creates ‘psychedelic social happening’
LOCAL indie songster, Tom Woodward, came back from an early-2015 trip to New York with a music video and the result on YouTube is a clip he calls “a comical snippet of a psychedelic social happening”....
View ArticleWhat is the ACT Government hiding in the speed camera review?
ALISTAIR Coe says the Canberra Liberals will again ask the ACT Labor government to release a report into speed cameras in the ACT. “The government received the report in June last year and has refused...
View ArticleDickson Residents Group deeply unhappy with redevelopment plans
ACT Greens MLA, Shane Rattenbury is tabling a petition on behalf of Dickson Residents Group calling on the government to undertake comprehensive impact assessment for the Dickson Coles-DOMA...
View ArticleReview: Beguiling and heart-wrenching performance of ancient music
HILDEGARD von Bingen lived 81 years from 1098 to 1179, not a bad innings for someone in the 12th century. She established a nunnery and became a writer, penning hundreds of letters along with books on...
View ArticleMick’s vision for Constitution Avenue
MICK Gentleman says construction work on Constitution Avenue will deliver the framework for the visionary design of the corridor. “The long-term vision for Constitution Avenue was always more than a...
View ArticleSex Party to appeal their de-registration
THE Australian Sex Party says it will vigorously appeal a de registration notice from the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) handed down today. Registered Officer and co founder of the party,...
View ArticleBurch puts out call for Fringe Festival producer
JOY Burch has called for expressions of interest from Canberra producers to deliver an “exciting, diverse and alternative artistic program for the 2016 Fringe Festival”. Joy described the Fringe as an...
View ArticleSocials / At Snedden Hall & Gallop’s 55th anniversary celebration, Red Hill
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View ArticleEnvironment Centre offering courses on non-dairy milks
WHATEVER your milk persuasion, the Canberra Environment Centre is holding a “Making non dairy milks” workshop on Saturday May 30 to teach you how to make your own. Evangeline Lam, of...
View ArticleGrattan on Friday / A budget that desperately tries to avoid trouble
Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra HERE we are with the budget almost upon us and Tony Abbott has had to assure the public, and Joe Hockey, that the Treasurer won’t be sacked if it’s a flop....
View ArticleReview: Musical treasure hunt at festival
ORGANISERS could not have wished for more perfect weather than that which greeted music lovers as they arrived at the Australian National Botanical Gardens for this magical presentation. Artistic...
View ArticleSmart parking coming to Canberra as industry consultation kicks off
ANDREW Barr says the benefits of Smart Parking are a step closer with the start of consultation with industry on the Smart Parking trial. “Smart Parking is a system that is able to capture real time...
View ArticleReview / Affinity for Brahms
DANIEL de Borah began yesterday’s “Brahms at Twilight” with a performance of Brahms, Three Intermezzi for Piano from Op. 119. Helene Pohl (violin), Douglas Beilman (violin), Gillian Ansell (viola) and...
View ArticleSocials / At the Big Ideas networking soiree, Abode Hotel, Woden
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View ArticleQueanbeyan Council predicts a razor thin surplus
QUEANBEYAN City Council’s draft Operational Plan 2015-16 and draft Schedule of Fees and Charges 2015-16 have been placed on public exhibition for 28 days. The draft Operational Plan 2015-16 outlines...
View ArticleFire evacuation at Dickson College
ACT Fire & Rescue is on scene at Dickson College, Phillip Ave, Dickson following a fire in an oven at the canteen. Fire is extinguished and crews are now conducting ventilation and air monitoring...
View ArticleDog stolen from the RSPCA
RSPCA ACT is calling for witnesses regarding a dog stolen from the Weston Shelter on Tuesday evening. CCTV picked up two vehicles driving down Kirkpatrick Street and parked outside the Weston Shelter...
View ArticleVideo / John Howard on how the public service should work
ANU has gifted YouTube this year’s Sir Roland Wilson Oration In this lecture delivered by the Hon John Howard OM, AC the former Prime Minister discusses the role of the public service in Australian...
View ArticleActewAGL to axe 83 jobs
ACTEWAGL have announced the job losses following the Australian Energy Regulator’s decision last week that they have to cut costs. “The AER’s decision, especially the 36% cut to our operating...
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